When substance use begins to compromise your health, career, or family stability, professional intervention is the most effective path forward. Foundations Recovery Center provides sophisticated outpatient drug treatment in Encino for adults navigating the complexities of addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns. Our model is designed for the modern adult. We provide high-level clinical care that allows you to maintain your professional commitments, continue your education, or care for your family while engaging in deep recovery work.
Foundations Recovery Center offers outpatient drug treatment in Encino for adults who need professional care without staying overnight, as you attend therapy during the day or evening and go home after each session.
Our outpatient treatment helps you maintain your work, school, and family responsibilities while receiving structured care for drug addiction.
You’re able to choose between daytime or evening sessions based on your schedule. Individual therapy takes place at least once a week, and group therapy adds valuable support from other adults in treatment. Adults from Encino, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, and nearby San Fernando Valley areas can attend care close to home.
Treatment also includes case management, relapse prevention planning, and care coordination with psychiatrists and primary care doctors. This integrated approach helps treat substance use disorders and any co-occurring mental health concerns at the same time. Medication support is available for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder based on individual medical needs.
Located near the intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways on Ventura Boulevard, our center is easily accessible for residents of Encino, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, and Lake Balboa.
We offer both daytime and evening sessions to ensure that your recovery fits into your life, not the other way around.
Drug use disorder is a health condition that affects brain function, behavior, and self-control, especially since repeated drug use can fundamentally alter reward pathways, motivation, and decision-making abilities. Over time, a person may build tolerance, develop physical dependence, and struggle to stop even when drug use clearly causes harm.
Common signs include strong cravings, repeated failed attempts to stop, using more than intended, neglecting work or school responsibilities, and continued use despite health, family, or relationship problems. Drug use disorder can affect people who use stimulants, opioids, sedatives, and other substances.
Professional treatment can help people stop drug use, manage withdrawal symptoms, and improve both mental and physical health.
When drug use stops, withdrawal symptoms can begin as the body and brain work to readjust. Symptoms can vary significantly by substance, amount used, and how long the drug was used. For example, opioid withdrawal can cause body aches, stomach problems, sweating, and intense cravings.
We treat substance use disorders that affect physical health, mental health, and daily life functioning. Our treatment focuses on drug use patterns, underlying behaviors, and the problems substance use causes in your life.
Adults in Encino can receive care that treats addiction as a legitimate health condition while supporting day-to-day functioning.
Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, and Valium may require a slow, medically supervised dose reduction plan. Stopping use abruptly can lead to dangerous withdrawal symptoms, including seizures and severe anxiety. Our treatment includes taper coordination, ongoing therapy, and coping skills specifically for panic symptoms and sleep problems.
Long-term benzodiazepine use can lead to dependence. Abrupt discontinuation raises seizure risk, and anxiety may spike. Therapy targets panic symptoms, muscle tension, and sleep routines while teaching safer tapering strategies.
Daily cannabis use, high-THC vapes, and edibles can affect memory, motivation, sleep, and mood stability over time. Some adults also develop cannabis use disorder with symptoms such as irritability, appetite changes, and sleep disruption after use stops. Treatment focuses on stress management, behavior change, and support for daily functioning without cannabis use.
LSD, psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA can all be linked to panic, psychological distress, perceptual changes, and mood problems after use. Some adults continue to struggle with anxiety or daily life disruption after these drugs are used. Our treatment for this may focus on substance use, trauma processing, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns linked to repeated use.
Heroin use carries extremely high overdose risk, including risk directly linked to fentanyl contamination. Plus, injected drug use also significantly raises the risk of infections such as hepatitis C. Our treatment may include medication support, therapy, relapse prevention planning, and overdose education.
Using more than one substance at the same time can dramatically increase medical and mental health risks. Combining alcohol with benzodiazepines can dangerously slow breathing, while opioids combined with stimulants can place overwhelming stress on the body. Our treatment starts with a thorough review of all substances used so care can address withdrawal risk in an integrated plan.
Foundations Recovery Center offers multiple levels of care for drug treatment in Encino. We use ASAM criteria to place adults at the level of care that best meets their current needs. Our care can move from a higher level to a lower level as symptoms, stability, and daily functioning progressively improve.
PHP is the most intensive outpatient tier. Clients spend five to six hours a day in structured clinical programming before returning home or to a sober living environment in the evening. Psychiatry services may also be part of care when medication support is clinically indicated. PHP can be appropriate for adults leaving inpatient or residential treatment who still need a high level of structured support.
IOP patients meet three to four days per week for several hours at a time. This ASAM Level 2.1 program focuses on relapse prevention, coping skills development, and co-occurring mental health care. Adults can maintain work or school commitments while continuing treatment several days each week. IOP may be appropriate for those with stable housing who need more support than weekly therapy but less intensive structure than PHP.
Standard outpatient rehab includes fewer treatment hours each week, as adults may attend individual counseling and group therapy as part of ongoing care. This treatment can focus on stress management, parenting challenges, financial pressure, and relationship problems that affect drug use and recovery. Our Encino appointments can support consistent, ongoing care while adults maintain work, school, and family responsibilities.
Evening outpatient care serves those adults who work or attend school during daytime hours, as groups meet after 5 PM at our Encino location. Our evening sessions can include psychoeducation, relapse prevention work, plus group support, and virtual or hybrid care may also be available for some adults. This flexible schedule can help adults stay engaged in treatment while maintaining important work or school commitments.
Foundations Recovery Center applies evidence-based therapies to drug dependence care. The adults that come to us receive individual talk therapy, skills-based groups, and psychiatric medication support when deemed clinically appropriate. These treatment approaches target brain chemistry, thought patterns, and daily routines disrupted by drug or alcohol addiction. Additionally, our clinicians continuously adjust methods based on your progress and individual needs.
Cognitive behavioral therapy works directly on thoughts linked to cravings, shame, and relapse risks, as adults learn to track negative thinking patterns and identify triggers. Our sessions also focus on developing better responses to stress and urges to use drugs. CBT clearly demonstrates how thoughts, feelings, and actions are interconnected.
Motivational interviewing helps adults talk through mixed feelings about stopping drug use. Our therapist asks direct, thoughtful questions and listens closely so each person can name their personal reasons for change. Those reasons may involve parenting, work, relationships, or health concerns. Using this method helps build genuine commitment to treatment.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills cover four core modules: distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. These grounding tools help calm panic without substances. Plus, urge surfing teaches you to observe cravings without automatically acting on them. Our crisis plans prepare you for intense cravings or conflict before they actually happen.
Parents, partners, and adult children can join family sessions when that support is clinically appropriate. Since our treatment focuses on healthy boundaries and family patterns tied to substance use, family members also learn how addiction affects behavior and daily life. Our sessions cover relapse warning signs and safer, more supportive responses at home.
Relapse prevention identifies specific triggers linked to drug use, including work stress, relationship conflict, and emotional pain. Overall, adults build practical coping plans for those situations and review warning signs that may appear before drug use returns. Crisis planning also helps navigate holidays, travel, and other high-stress periods.
Medication support can help manage cravings, sleep problems, mood symptoms, and opioid or alcohol use disorder. Options such as buprenorphine and naltrexone may be reviewed when they fit the clinical treatment plan. Our clinicians also coordinate with outside prescribers and carefully review side effects, dosing, and medication safety.
Rarely does addiction exist without a secondary mental health concern. Whether it is ADHD, PTSD, depression, or panic disorder, our Encino team provides integrated Dual Diagnosis care.
By treating the substance use and the underlying mental health disorder in the same program, we significantly increase the likelihood of long-term success.
Treating only one problem can significantly slow overall progress. Dual diagnosis care in Encino addresses both mental health symptoms and substance use within the same coordinated program.
Aftercare planning starts before a person finishes treatment at Foundations Recovery Center. Before discharge, the clinical team establishes the next level of care, follow-up appointments, and medication review schedule. Some adults continue with outpatient therapy or medication support after PHP or IOP ends, as the goal is continued treatment engagement after structured care becomes less frequent.
Life after treatment can still bring stressors that affect drug use, as any work problems, family conflict, grief, and holidays can make symptoms harder to manage. Our follow-up care can include ongoing therapy visits, psychiatry appointments, and contact with the treatment team when additional support is needed. Ongoing care may also focus on sleep quality, physical health, daily routine, and relationships that affect stability after treatment.
Foundations Recovery Center provides drug treatment in Encino for adults throughout the San Fernando Valley and nearby parts of Los Angeles County. Our center is conveniently located on Ventura Boulevard in Encino. Adults come to treatment from Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Reseda, Van Nuys, Lake Balboa, Studio City, North Hollywood, Burbank, and surrounding communities. The 101 and 405 freeways also make our Encino location easily accessible from other parts of the Valley.
